Improvement in tobacco-presses



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JOHN BRIGGS, OF LOUISVILLE, -KENTUOKQ ASSIGN OR TO HIMSELF AND J.

J. HAIR, OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN TOBACCO-PRESSES.l

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 36,75 l dated October:21, 1862.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Brtiees, of Louisville, in the county of.Ieerson and State of Kentucky, have invented `a new and' ImprovedImplement or Device for Gompressing Tobacco; and I do hereby declarethat the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of thisspecification, in which- Figure l is a side view of my invention, Fig.2, an end view of the same. p

Similar letters fof reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

This invention relates to a new and improved implement or device forcompressing tobacco plugs or rolls for boxing.

The object of the invention is to obtain a simple implement for thepurpose-one thatl may be much more readily manipulated than thosehitherto arranged, and far more durable or less liable to break. 4

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I

will proceed to describe it.

A represents what may be termed .the body or main portion77 of thedevice, which is constructed of wood, and of scroll form in itstransverse section-*that is to say, it departs from a true cylinder by aregular spiral curve sufciently to form a shoulder or ledge, a, thewhole length of A. Through the center of A there is a square opening,Z1, which may be lined with metal plates, and the exterior of A is alsocovered with metal, c. Heavy sheetiron will answer the purpose. The bodyA is provided with a door, B, formed by detaching by radial cuts alongitudinal seotion from A, the cuts extending to two corners oftheopening Z), so that one side of said opening will be formed by the door,as clearly shown in Fig. 2. This door is hung to the'V body Abystronghinges d cl at the side opposite to that where the shoulder or ledge ais formed. The body A is encompassed by two strong metal bands, e e, andthe hinges d d are formed in these bands, the latter extending over thedoor B, and reaching nearly to the shoulder c. The ends of the bands e eon the door have rods fitted in them, or one rod, f, maybe fittedinboth, andsaid bands are slotted near the rod f, as shown at g, in orderto expose a portion ofthe rods, as shown clearly shoulder or ledge a.The pin fi, which connects the arms 7th to the links D, extends from onelink to the other, as shown in Fig. l, and the ends ofthe arms 7L h areprovided with notched projections j j, as shown in Fig. 2, to fit inslots g and against the rod f in the ends of the bands e e on the doorB. The outer end ofthe bar C has a hole or opening, k, made through itto admit of a rod, E, being passed through. This rod is bent or curvedat one end in the form of a hook, E', and said hook is fitted in a link,F, which is attached to or passes through the ends of two bars, ZZ, theIopposite ends of said bars being attached one to each bar e. Theopposite or outer end of the rod E-has a screw-thread, m, out on it toreceive a nut, G, which is provided with a handle or crank, H.

From the above description it will be seen that the links D D form whatmay betermed double joints or hinges for the arms h 7L of the bar O, andadmit ofthe notched projecticns j j being iitted on or against andwithdrawn from the rod f,- and it will also be seen that the arms 7L 71,are bent levers, which, when the outer and free end of the bar Gisforced toward the body A under the action ot' the nut G, will press` thedoorB inward and compress the tobacco in the opening b. In thusactuating the bar C to obtain the pressure the strain of said bar isbrought to 'bear at two opposite points on the bands e e ofthe body A,and the latter is well calculated to resist the strain, as the bands e eserve as loops, and effectually prevent the rupturing of the body. Afterthe compressing operation is effected the nut G is unscrewed, so as toloosen the bar C, and the notched projections j j are removed from therods fand the door B, so that the compressed tobacco may be taken from band replaced by other tobacco, which is acted 'upon in the same way. t

llhe device 1s extremely simple, maybe manipulated with the greatestfacility, and con.- structed at asmall cost.

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Having thus described my invention what I l 2. The manner of applying,`the lever C and claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters thescrew-rod E to the box or body A-to Wit, by means of the links or doublejoints D D,

l. The box or body A, constructed of spiral the link F, bars Z Z, andbands 0e, as described. or scroll form in its transverse section, so asto form a ledge or shoulder, a, and provided with a door, B, -incombination Witli'tlie bar or W'itnesses: lever C, screw-rod E, and nutG, all arranged as and 'for the purpose herein set forth.

JOHN BRIGGS.

A. WV. VALLER, -f E'LisHA MILLEN.

